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Archive for April, 2012

Windy, Cool April Day

Windy, Cool April Day

| April 23, 2012 @ 6:03 am

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. ON THE MAPS: A very deep low pressure center this morning (988 mb) is centered near the New Jersey […]

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Windy Today and Cooler

Windy Today and Cooler

| April 22, 2012 @ 7:23 am

The latest edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme Video on iTunes by clicking here. It was a cool morning with temperatures across Central Alabama dropping back into the 40s. Probably the biggest factor in our weather today will be the […]

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Showers and Storms in South Central Alabama

Showers and Storms in South Central Alabama

| April 21, 2012 @ 8:42 pm

Showers and storms have really blossomed in the past couple of hours on the northern periphery of the rapidly intensifying surface low in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. The storms are not severe, but they are packing some lightning in the I-85 corridor of East Alabama between Auburn and Montgomery. The low may still bring […]

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Vienna Sausage Roll

Vienna Sausage Roll

| April 21, 2012 @ 5:39 pm

JB turned 80 on Tuesday, April 17th. Friend of the Blog Chuck Biddinger and his wife took JB and Judy to eat at a Japanese Steakhouse. We always like to hear about what JB had for lunch on WeatherBrains each week, so we will be interested to hear if any sushi was involved. The restaurant […]

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Last Online Spotter Training Class Tuesday Evening

Last Online Spotter Training Class Tuesday Evening

| April 21, 2012 @ 3:52 pm

From our buddy Scott Unger at the National Weather Service: Our last online spotter class of the season is Tuesday evening at 630 pm. Here is the spotter webpage. And here is the sign up link.

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Breezy Sunday Ahead

Breezy Sunday Ahead

| April 21, 2012 @ 3:48 pm

Skies have been mostly cloudy across Central Alabama on this April Saturday. They have been thickest in the Northwest, behind a cold front that was near the I-85 corridor. Temperatures have been mild across Central Alabama, in the upper 60s to middle 70s. The warmest readings have been in the east, where there have been […]

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Cloudy Today with Cooler Days Ahead

Cloudy Today with Cooler Days Ahead

| April 21, 2012 @ 6:53 am

The latest edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme Video is available in the player below. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme Video on iTunes by clicking here. Looks like a cloudy, somewhat drab day in store for Central Alabama as we experience some patchy light rain and a passing shower or two thanks […]

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Some Rain At Times Through Tomorrow

Some Rain At Times Through Tomorrow

| April 20, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

**No afternoon Weather Xtreme video today… having to head out to Regions Park for live weather on ABC 33/40. Tonight the Barons will recognize tornado survivors, and have a special helmet giveaway… hope to see many of you there** RIGHT NOW: Showers continue over East Alabama…. Temperatures are near 80 over the northwest corner of […]

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My Little Pal Needs A Home

My Little Pal Needs A Home

| April 20, 2012 @ 3:14 pm

No… we usually don’t do lost dog or cat stories here, but I will make an exception. About a month ago, I was in Pratt City, in the middle of the severe tornado damage (from last year’s April 27 EF-4), doing some video work for ABC 33/40. While I was getting ready to go on […]

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Media Gets It Wrong – Again…

Media Gets It Wrong – Again…

| April 20, 2012 @ 2:12 pm

This concerns the “NOVA” program that aired recently on PBS… you can watch it here. Let me say up front I was delighted to see my friends Greg Carbin of the Storm Prediction Center and Tim Marshall of Haag Engineering. They are the best and were right on the money as always. This post is […]

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Moisture Levels Rise Today

Moisture Levels Rise Today

| April 20, 2012 @ 5:51 am

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. WARMER TODAY: Again this morning low clouds and fog has formed across Alabama, but that should burn off by […]

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Remembering April 27 DVD

Remembering April 27 DVD

| April 19, 2012 @ 4:52 pm

I have been bombarded with requests from people wanting me to mail them a copy of the just released “Remembering April 27, 2011” DVD. Unfortunately I don’t have the time or resources to mail hundreds of these… and we have an exclusive distribution deal with the local Ford dealers, which has allowed us to give […]

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Calm Weather For Alabama

Calm Weather For Alabama

| April 19, 2012 @ 3:30 pm

An all new edition of the ABC 33/40 Weather Xtreme video is available in the player on the right sidebar of the blog. You can subscribe to the Weather Xtreme video on iTunes by clicking here. RIGHT NOW: Scroll down and you will see the rather random pattern of clouds across Alabama today; at midday […]

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Random Clouds

Random Clouds

| April 19, 2012 @ 1:30 pm

Not sure anybody could forecast this rather random cloud pattern across Alabama this afternoon. About half the state is enjoying a bright sunny sky, while the other half is cloud covered. Clouds should erode over the next few hours. A full forecast discussion coming up by 3:30.

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